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A reflection from Emmy Henning’s great-godson Julian Schütt highlighting “Was schön war und gut,” in German.
TagBlatt, “Meine Urgrossmutter, die Daddaistin,” (DE) 02.12.2023
Literatur in Gelb
Stefanie Oeding with Offenen Kanal SH (Flensburg, Germany) discusses a collection of books on Emmy Hennings, including the novel “What was Beautiful and Good,” (Was schön war und gut), in German.
Literatur in Gelb, (DE) 22.03.2024
8 Books About Leaving Home and Finding Refuge
The Women Fiction Writers Association showcases “What was Beautiful and Good,” in stories featuring loss of home, displacement and refugees.
BookTrib.com (EN) 03.09.2024
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Diese «Jahrhundertfrau» aus der Schweiz musst du kennen
Emmy Ball-Hennings (1885–1948) war Mitbegründerin des Zürcher Cabaret Voltaire, die Geburtsstätte des Dadaismus. Lange im Schatten ihrer Kollegen, tritt sie nun dank eines biografischen Romans ans Licht.
Blick (DE) 13.12.23
Lesen ohne Grenzen
An article in tagblattzurich.ch highlighting “What was Beautiful and Good” among featured novels at Zürich Liest 2023 (DE)
Biografie: Protest gegen das Bürgertum
The German Dadaist Emmy Hennings took refuge in the grotesque in order to survive. A new, fictional biography recalls her younger years in Zurich’s Cabaret Voltaire.
(KulturTipp (DE) 08.12.23
Erstlesung von Emmy-Hennings-Biographie
First reading of Emmy Hennings biography.
Personlich (DE) 08.12.23
KULTUR – Zwischen Tradition und Innovation
Robbed of her existence, a German artist flees to Switzerland at the beginning of the First World War. (DE)
Zeitschrift Zeitlupe (DE) Nr. 10/2023
Decatur Daily Democrat
Newspaper article profiling author and novel. (EN) 01.11.24
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